Mowgli Street Food, the Indian home-cooking and street-food inspired eatery, has signed for its debut London site, secured by specialist leisure property agency Shelley Sandzer, at 5 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia.
Mowgli’s new 5,800 sq ft Charlotte Street restaurant will join 13 regional sites across the country, including presences in Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, and Birmingham.
Founded by chef, food writer, and television presenter Nisha Katone, Mowgli is founded on the food eaten in Katona’s Indian ancestral home and on her Varanasi streets, moving away from stereotypes of the cuisine.
Nisha founded Mowgli in 2014 after 20 years as a barrister, and since then has received numerous awards alongside an MBE for her services to the food industry.
Nick Weir, co-managing partner at Shelley Sandzer, said: “Given their popularity across the country, we are delighted to have secured a debut London site for Mowgli. Their innovative and creative menu, and fun atmosphere, will be a great asset to Fitzrovia and the city more widely. We have been energised by the comeback of hospitality and are proud to be contributing, working with operators like Mowgli that are investing in places and jobs at such a challenging time for the industry.”
Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli Street Food, added: “Mowgli is the way my ancestors ate at home. I take local chefs and train them in the way my family has cooked for generations and all our dishes are freshly cooked in each restaurant every morning. We are uncompromisingly domestic and we are not everyone’s cup of tea but we have a family of followers who called for us in London and it is for them that we grow.”
Shelley Sandzer acted for Mowgli.
